Re: 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER

> If you speek french,there is a site specialised on the construction

> foam cutter where they have developed a great program (free for the

> electronic plans for interfaces and all the explanations , plans and
> pictures to help you to build a fully working 4 axis foam cutter

> model airplanes) thye adress is :
> http://www.teaser.fr/~abrea/cncnet/cnc_pres.htm
> bye
> Patrick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Phillips" <mikep_95133@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 6:33 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER
>
>
> > There is a hobby level software package called Feathercut. They
> > advertise in the model airplane hobby magazines. I bet if you do

> > search you can find their website. They are specifially for

> > foam wing cores.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Joe Vicars <jvicars@c...> wrote:
> > > Coert,
> > > CNC pro is probably the best 4 axis control for the money. All
> > transactions are through email and credit card. I don't know much
> > > about exchange rate over there but the software is only about

> > U.S.
> > > When you say 4 axis you mean like a wire edm? XY on top and XY

> > bottom? I can tell you that your problem won't be the control,
> > > it will be writing the program. (i.e. posting the code)
> > > Check out www.yeagerautomation.com
> > > Joe Vicars
> > >
> > >
> > > vandersandtc@a... wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Guys
> > > >
> > > > I have joined this list before but I must have fallen off the

> > > > somewhere so I rejoined again.
> > > >
> > > > I hope someone can help me, I have built several toys using
> > steppers
> > > > and stepper controllers (L297/298). However, my 2D cnc foam

> > > > has been upgraded to independant 4-axis control. I have used
> > > > shareware (stepster) that I have changed a bit to send S&D

> > > > via the par. port.
> > > >
> > > > My question : Can I use Stepster for 4-axis control, and what
> > would I
> > > > use to generate the gcode? I know that there is the wing

> > > > software available but I would like to cut from dxf drawings

> > any
> > > > shape and size. The commercial software available in our

> > > > (South Africa) is unaffordable due to our poor exchange rate.
> > > >
> > > > I would greatly appreciate any response.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Coert
> > > >
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